. record 2.73 crore devotees visited the Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirumala last year as against 2.66 crore people in 2015, TTD has said.

In December 2016, 21 lakh devotees visited the temple as against 18.55 lakh devotees last year. On New Year's Eve this year, 1.02 lakh devotees had darshan. TTD executive officer Sambasiva Rao on Friday announced that temple earned hundi income of `1,018 crore in 2016 with December alone netting `88 crore. This is `114 crore more than the previous year's income. TTD also set a record of its sorts with distribution of 10.34 crore laddus.